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- www.rollingstone.com The Obamas Endorse Harris: 'This Is Going to Be Historic'
Barack and Michelle Obama endorsed Kamala Harris for president, providing another huge boost to the now-presumptive Democratic nominee.
The former president and first lady threw their weight behind the presumptive Democratic nominee
Barack and Michelle Obama have endorsed Kamala Harris for the Democratic nomination for president, sharing the news in a joint phone call.
A video released by the campaign suggests the former president and first lady called Harris on Thursday while the vice president was in Houston, where she addressed the American Federation of Teachers and received a briefing on recovery efforts following Hurricane Beryl.
“We called to say, Michelle and I couldn’t be prouder to endorse you and do everything we can to get you through this election and into the Oval Office,” Barack Obama is heard telling Harris in a 55-second video of the call.
“This is going to be historic,” Michelle Obama tells Harris.
- Harris' candidacy has led to surge in Black voter enthusiasm. It could make a difference in swing states - ABC Newsabcnews.go.com Harris' candidacy has led to surge in Black voter enthusiasm. It could make a difference in swing states
There's a surge of support for Harris from Black voters and organizers who could make up lost ground for Democrats in critical battleground states.
"Enthusiasm" has always been a "flex" for GOP these recent elections.
Is that similar to a noise meter at events?
The enthusiasm equals 2 football fields plus 6 cubits.
- www.theverge.com There is no fix for Intel’s crashing 13th and 14th Gen CPUs — any damage is permanent
We got some answers from Intel, and more are on the way.
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Someone hacked a pregnancy test to play doom. There used to be a Reddit sub /r/itrunsdoom for unconventional media to run doom on.
- newrepublic.com Republicans Really Wish Trump Hadn’t Picked J.D. Vance
Some Republican lawmakers worry that Vance won’t help Donald Trump beat Kamala Harris.
Some Republicans are starting to seriously regret Donald Trump’s vice presidential nominee, Ohio Senator J.D. Vance.
It’s been only one week since Vance was nominated at the Republican National Convention, and already his own party members are expressing severe doubts about Trump’s pick. The former president’s allies have acknowledged that nominating Vance was the product of Trump’s absolute certainty that he would be able to defeat Joe Biden in November. While Vance wouldn’t do much for swing voters or independents, he would likely shore up support among Trump’s base.
But ever since Biden passed the torch to Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic Party’s new presumptive nominee, Republicans have begun to sour on Vance.
“The road got a lot harder. He was the only pick that wasn’t the safe pick. And I think everyone has now realized that,” one House Republican told Axios Thursday, under the condition of anonymity.
Another House Republican told Axios that Vance “doesn’t add much.”
- readwrite.com Reddit blocking all major search engines, except Google
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